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Brussels: symbol of European unity and Belgian division

Original: The capital of European integration and Belgian disintegration

Commentary from Timothy Garton Ash argues that Brussels embodies a paradox: it hosts the institutions of European integration while Belgium itself faces pressures toward disintegration, with tensions between Flemish and Francophone communities persisting. The piece frames the Belgian state's fragility against the European project it hosts, prompting debate about what this contradiction means for Europe's future.

Why now: Ongoing political tensions over Belgium's future and the country's symbolic role as seat of the EU are drawing renewed commentary

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